SEVEN-O RANCH
5225 YELLOWHEAD HWY.jpg This hand-hewn log house and adjacent stone-and-mortar dairy building are the only remaining structures of the oldest known home in Kamloops. Located north of the city, the house was probably built in 1868-69 by John McIver, who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company at Thompson's River Post from 1853-60.

The dairy was constructed in the mid-1890's. At one time, the ranch also included a stable, granary, piggery, root cellars, chicken houses, and a structure known as the summer kitchen.

Subsequent owners were Samuel Armour(1886-1906), who registered the 7-O brand and owned two ranches along the North Thompson; V.W. Paul, an Englishman (1906-17); and William F. Palmer, whose family continued the ranch until 1968 when it was sold to a Texan.

The Armour family donated an acre of land for a school, which could be seen from the kitchen window. Although the house is considerably altered, it is now protected as a heritage site.

Source: Kamloops Heritage Commission